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Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. While One UI 9 is just around the corner for existing flagships, Samsung’s Z8 foldables offer the stable version of the software out of the box. Beta releases have given us early glimpses at some potential additions, like the ability to restrict network […]

Warner Bros has announced that it is inflicting testing a new format on select iPhone users in the US: HBO Max Shorts. As if vertical video weren’t bad enough, the media giant has says that the clips are powered by an AI tool … The company says AI suggests the clips and human editors make

What would it take to make you use Epic’s launcher? Free games? Even better revenue for devs? Or perhaps an experience that doesn’t make you want to pull your hair out? Well, Epic’s already tried the first two, so now it’s onto the third as it hires a new VP to oversee and hopefully fix

A prototype smart ring developed by engineers at the University of California appears to have cracked one of the holy grails of health wearables: non-invasive blood sugar measurement. The data is sent to a companion app on a paired iPhone. While existing smart rings rely purely on biophysical data extracted from sensors like those embedded

Sony won’t be producing game disks anymore—a decision that’s been met industry-wide with a mixture of frustration and ambivalence, depending on which side of the fence you fall on. Personally, I don’t think a videogame company or distribution platform having final say over whether you concretely own something is healthy, even if I am admittedly

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Remember when Netflix introduced its TikTok-style vertical feed to help people stumble across something new to watch? Now, HBO Max wants to make finding your next binge just as effortless. Warner Bros. is testing a feature called Shorts, bringing a vertical, swipeable feed

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Naturally, legacy customers are less than thrilled. Many are exploring alternative carriers, while others have escalated their frustration by filing official complaints with the FCC. The agency has given T-Mobile a July 31st deadline to justify the change before making a further ruling.

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Google has been tweaking the Gemini UI on Android over the past couple of weeks. We’ve already seen the company working on a new animation for the Gemini Live overlay on Android, and it seems Google is expanding it to more places. You’re

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Recently, the DuckDuckGo Browser rolled out its own solution — a dedicated YouTube Ad-Blocking feature that my colleague Shimul used to great effect on her device. But what is your preferred way to deal with ads on YouTube? We asked readers this question